Featured in Work in progress – 04-2023

Getting real on forced labor

While few can doubt the emission-reduction might of solar; forced- and child labor in clean power supply chains is becoming a hot issue, which is why the EU is mulling a ban on goods proven to have traces of such labor practices. Diana Zadorozhna, a partner at renewables consultancy Everoze, looks at what companies can do to prepare for forced labor legislation.

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pv magazine

05 Apr 2023

The United States has taken legislative and enforcement action but the EU has only proposed measures, in response to credible claims of forced labor in solar supply chains. | Photo: Pixabay

The European Commission’s proposed ban on forced labor would apply to EU internal markets and put import and export controls in place. Under the plan outlined by the commission in September 2022, products featuring traces of forced labor at any stage of their supply chain would be withdrawn from the market and disposed of. The …

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